Richard Cummings - 101 Hand Puppets: A Beginners Guide to Puppeteering
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This entertaining how-to book, with its simple, step-by-step instructions, makes it easy to create every kind of puppet imaginable from such handkerchief varieties as Spook-a-boo the Ghost (made with a simple twist of the wrist) for beginners and Flak J. Frog for performers at the intermediate level, to such special figures as a Box of Demons for advanced puppeteers who want to expand their cast of characters.
A host of charming little personalities lead the way, among them such instant puppets as Bagdad, the paper bag gremlin; the Matchbox Monster, Spoonerella, and Carrie Carrot; rainy day puppets that include Robert Robot, Little Miss Muffet, Perky Pup, and Gordo the Wizard; professional puppets such as Pat the Policeman, Bird McDermitt, Klondike Kitty, Honk Kong, the Ape; and dozens of other delightful figures.
Scripts for three plays as well as simple designs for stages and props are included, allowing performers of all ages to put on their own shows and have fun bringing their creations to life.
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T HESE PUPPETS can be madewell, nearlyin an instant. They call for materials that you are sure to have handy, such as handkerchiefs, lipstick, matchboxes, salad spoons and right and left hands. Have a minute? Try one.
You need a large handkerchief. Make a loose fist and drape the handkerchief over it, as shown in diagram A. With your other hand, pull one of the front corners of the handkerchief up between your first two fingers. Thats one ear. Now do the same with the other corner, pulling it up between the second and third fingers. Two ears. Wrap the two back corners around your wrist, and you have a bunny with floppy ears and a wriggly nose (your second finger inside the handkerchief).
With a ball-point pen draw a funny face on your thumb and drape a handkerchief over it, as in B. Pull it around in front to hide your hand. You can also put a peanut shell on your thumb and draw Thumbelinas peek-a-boo face on that.
Find the fold in the palm of your handjust under the little finger. Draw one eye right on that fold. Draw the rest of the face to fit, as in C. Now, by curling your little finger down you make Winkums wink, wink, WINK!
With your ball-point pen draw a face on the back of your hand, as shown, D. Use a lipstick to color the lower half of your first finger and the upper part of your thumb. Now make a fist. Your first finger becomes the upper part of the mouth, your thumb the lower part, and by moving them you can make Jabberwacky talk. whistle and even pretend to chew gum.
Riddles for Jabberwacky
Now to produce a little play. You ask riddles and Jabber gives the answers. Like this:
YOU: What is it that a cat has that no other animal has?
JABBER: Kittens.
YOU: Why does an Indian wear a feather headdress?
JABBER: To keep his wig warn.
An Instant Body
To make a quick body or skirt you need a large handkerchief and a rubber band. Hold your hand in one of the two hand positions shown below and drape the handkerchief over the extended fingers. Loop the rubber band over the handkerchief and around finger, A. Pull it around back of finger, B. Finally, loop it over your thumb, C. The head is placed on the first finger, and the thumb and the other finger become the puppets arms.
The Hand Positions
Below are two ways of holding your hand inside a puppet. The first one gives the puppets arms a longer reach and a better grip on props, but it tends to tilt the puppet to one side. The second position is more balanced, but the little finger makes a shorter arm. It is harder to get it and the thumb together to hold on to props. The first position is the one most commonly used and the best for small hands.
You need crayons, scissors and a small brown paper grocery bag. Flatten the bag out and turn it with the open side down. The fold across the top will be Bagdads mouth and should be marked with a line of bright red. Cut out two white paper fangs and paste them to the edge of the fold, pointing downward. Now draw a button nose and two big droopy eyes above the mouth. Add paper feelers on top if you wish. Put your hand inside the bag and fit your fingers into the flap, as in A. You will find that by opening and closing your hand you can make Bagdads mouth open and close. This gremlin speaks English, and he loves to sing.
You need an envelope and crayons. Put your hand inside the envelope, B, stretching your fingers into the upper corner and your thumb into the lower. With your other hand press in the front edge of the envelope. Pull it away quickly or it will be nipped, for by opening and closing the hand inside the envelope, you make Beakniks beak open and shut. Add an eye, fierce or friendly, according to taste.
You need a wooden matchbox, some colored paper and glue. Throw away the drawer part of the matchbox. Cover the outside of the other part with paper (light blue is nice and monsterly). Cut out two circles of colored paper, one smaller than the other. Cut the circles in half and use a half of each to form each eye, as shown. Cut out a fringe of black hair and two goofy teeth. Glue the features in place. With match stubs or glass tacks you can make the electrodes that this monster has instead of ears (where he plugs in when his battery is down). Make an instant body for him and slip the matchbox head down over the first finger. And now, beware of the Franklystern Monster!
You need a large wooden salad spoon, crayons and one of the scouring pads made of woven copper or brass foil. Draw a face on the back or rounded part of the spoon. If you wish, you can paste on paper features. Spread the center of the scouring pad with your thumbs and slip it on over the top of the spoon to make a crown of shiny hair. Now grip the spoon in your hand as shown. Drape a bright handkerchief over the extended thumb and finger and in front of your hand . Secure it with a rubber band the way you did with the instant body, except that in this case the rubber band runs around behind the spoon handle instead of behind your first finger.
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